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title: zig — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «zig» in the Judaism dictionary: One of the sharp turns in a zigzag line, where the line changes direction. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# zig

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**Who acts:** line, lightning flash · **What happens:** change, show, symbolize · **To what, where:** direction, Many Kabalists, Ten Sephiruth · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«zig» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 1 example, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [zig in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/zig.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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One of the sharp turns in a zigzag line, where the line changes direction.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:zig:m1:1
# text = One of the sharp turns in a zigzag line, where the line changes direction.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	turns	turn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	zigzag	zigzag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	14	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present | the line | direction |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent direction=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Many Kabalists have shown how the Ten Sephiruth are symbolized by the zig-zag lightning flash. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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*Sentence 1:* Many Kabalists have shown how the Ten Sephiruth are symbolized by the zig-zag lightning flash.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:zig:x1:1
# text = Many Kabalists have shown how the Ten Sephiruth are symbolized by the zig-zag lightning flash.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Kabalists	kabalist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	Sephiruth	Sephiruth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	symbolized	symbolize	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
13	zig	zig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	zag	zag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	flash	flash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · perfect · passive |  | Many Kabalists |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **symbolize** | present · passive | the lightning flash | the Ten Sephiruth |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:zig:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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